Tour through the exhibition "Carsten Höller: Y"

Octopus, 2014

One of the latest in the series of polyvinyl animals initiated with Orangutan in 2001, Octopus is placed on the opposite side of the sea view. Its oversize, red colour and its human eye replacements create an eerie feeling of displacement or perceptual confusion.

Octopus, 2014. Purple-coloured polyurethane, brown glass eyes. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Gallery, London
Photo credit: Attilio Maranzano

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